mr. wittman of virginia. the time will be reduced to two minutes for any vote after the first vote in the series. the unfinished business is the vote on the amendment number one offered by mr. obey of wisconsin. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number one baferede mr. obey of wisconsin. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. suppose in -- those in support of a request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] Ös1s4s4s4s4s4s4s4s4s4s4s4s4s4s41 the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 284 and the nays are 187. unfinished business is reque

mr. wittman. mr. wittman: thank you, mr. scott. i rise in support and echo the comments of mr. scott. the lab is currently in a major upgrate. fully funding the accelerator upgrade will expand the research potential and lead to a greater understand og of atomic parols. research -- particles. it will continue to expand our knowledge of nuclear physics and i respectfully with request the gentleman from arizona work to fully fund this project. mr. scott: i yield back to the gentleman from arizona. mr. pastor: you've mad the -- made the case that the $22 million is merited. you have my personal commitment to work with you and mr. wittman going forward to see that this project receives the funding it needs and deserves. i yield back my time to the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: i thank you for your commitment and thank you for your willingtons -- willingness to work on this issue and i look forward to working with you in conference. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. frelinghuysen: i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the gentlewoma

wittman and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman, mr. kratovil from maryland, such time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from maryland is recognized. mr. kratovil: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the first district of maryland is defined by a national treasure, the chesapeake bay and the surrounding watershed. during the winter, the wetlands and surrounding habitat of the bay are home to a significant population of migratory water foul, including american black dusk, mallards, canvasbacks and canada geese. however, too many of these birds and their habitats are at risk. protecting these birds is vital because they play an integral role in the ecosystems across the country and serve as invaluable harvingers of environmental change. protecting their habitats are also imperative to our constituents who consider themselves passionate outdoors men and women. part of our culture and heritage on maryland's eastern shore and elsewhere in the country include activities such as